Affiliate Partnerships Manager
Location: GB, ENG, London
Department: Student Beans iD
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Function: Business Development

Company profile:
The Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013 we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.We have created a business we are passionate about and really proud of. To continue to grow we need brilliant people who inspire and deliver change all around them - that's why we're looking for talented, ambitious and creative folks to come and join us.

Job description:
Award-Winning London-Based Media Company seek an Awesome Affiliate Partnerships Manager to help us climb some epic mountains as we scale and grow our products internationally and across platforms.The CompanyThe Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013 we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.The RoleYou will lead, manage and grow a team to scale the content and affiliate partnerships for our award winning student offers business. In this role you will be instrumental in driving the business to grow through taking ownership for affiliate revenue, affiliate account management and new partner acquisition.You will recruit and drive a team to work closely with affiliate networks, agencies and merchants to take our new website, digital student iD and mobile app to market. You will work with retailers and networks on planning, executing and analysing campaigns to make sure we're bringing our users the best student offers out there.You will work closely with product and editorial teams to understand what content works best, be an internal champion for our affiliate partners and thrive in an externally facing, target driven role.  We're interested in hearing from people with at least 2 years experience in affiliate and performance marketing. This includes from publishers, agency, network or advertiser. This role would suit someone ambitious looking to work in a more entrepreneurial environment. 

Requirements:
An ability to lead and manage a teamProven ability to exceed targetsStrong sales and negotiation skillsConfident presenting to key stakeholders at all levelsExcellent people skills and relationship management abilitiesKnowledge of the student sector a plusStrong interpersonal and team-work skills, confident and a clear communicator

Benefits:
Life at The Beans GroupThere are many things that make working at The Beans Group rewarding but we believe that a business is only as good as the people who work there - which is why we only hire great people! We are building a business which we are passionate about and really proud of. If you have what it takes to delight, inspire and empower those around you, then these are some of the things you can look forward to enjoying…Multiple Award-Winning Company and Brands; Entrepreneurial Startup Culture with Security of being Fully-Self-Funded; Major Growth Plans; Awesome Team; Competitive Salary; In-House Training and Development; International Opportunities; Childcare Vouchers and On-Site Childcare Facilities; Table Foosball; Discounted Gym Membership; ad hoc Partnership Discounts (e.g. Tastecard, Local Dining Establishments); Office Remote-Control Helicopter and Nerf Gun Collection; World Renown Speakers - Past speakers include David Allen &amp; David Taylor**Recruitment AgenciesIf you want to work with us on this role, please take a look at our instructions here. We do not work with agencies in any capacity other than this and do not take sales calls under any circumstances. If you ignore these simple guidelines, we can't work with you. They'll tell you everything you need to know.